Is anxiety and or depression always service connected when doing VA claim? I wasn’t diagnosed until later in my career but some of the issues stem back to before service. Can it be deemed hereditary? Have a parent who had both, among other things.

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I was diagnosed later also. PTSD isn’t limited to war zones; see also childhood trauma, divorce, car crashes, family deaths. What you did in the military could easily have exacerbated those items creating further issues in how you deal with things. Been in therapy for years to give you that free advice. Also, now have service connected PTSD and anxiety (~70%).

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Do your best to not underemphasize any condition that can have worsened during service. (What BAH1 said.)

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